A.P. World History Chapter 6 Flashcards
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| 36563314 | Pax Romana | The roman peace | 0 | |
| 36563315 | Punic Wars | A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage (264-146 B.C.); resulted in the destruction of Carthage and Rome's dominance over the western Mediterranean. | 1 | |
| 36563316 | Plebian | an ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman republic | 2 | |
| 36563317 | paterfamilias | the male head of family or tribe | 3 | |
| 36563318 | Octavian | Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC | 4 | |
| 36563319 | Mark Antony | general and ally of Caesar, divided the Roman world with Octavian, committed suicide with Cleopatra | 5 | |
| 36563320 | Cleopatra VII | tried to reestablish Egypt's independence; her involvement with Rome led to her suicide and defeat | 6 | |
| 36563321 | Battle Of Actium | battle between Marcus Antony and Octavian for control of the empire. Octavian won in 31 B.C. | 7 | |
| 36563322 | Stoicism | an indifference to pleasure or pain | 8 | |
| 36563323 | Constatine | A.D. 280-337 Roman Emperor who founded Constantinople as the new eastern capital of the ROman empire | 9 | |
| 36563324 | Edict Of Milan | 313 CE Constantine makes Christianity the primary religion of the Roman Empire | 10 | |
| 36563325 | Oligarchy | a political system governed by a few people | 11 |